New Delhi: Polling began on 78 assembly constituencies across 16 districts in the third and final phase of Bihar elections at 7 am on Saturday. Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 55.69 per cent in the first phase and 53.51 per cent in the second phase of polls for 243 member assembly.
About 2.35 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise and the Election Commission has made adequate arrangements and taken precautionary measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The electoral fate of 1,204 candidates will be decided in the elections.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has fielded the maximum number of 46 candidates, followed by the Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) at 42, Janata Dal (United) at 37, Bharatiya Janata Party at 35, and Congress at 25.
Apart from NDA, Mahagathbandhan and a third front comprising Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), BSP, AIMIM, and some other parties are contesting the election. There are also new entrants and smaller parties in the fray.
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45.85% voter turnout recorded till 3pm in the third and final phase of Bihar assembly elections: Election Commission of India
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#BiharElections2020: Locals make a temporary bridge in Darbanga to help voters reach a polling station.
"There was no bridge to cross the water stream. We constructed this bridge for easy movement of people. We wanted maximum people to cast their vote,” says a local. pic.twitter.com/slKOkpgjIy
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7.69% voter turnout recorded till 9 am in the third phase of #BiharElections.
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#BiharElections: People stand in queues outside a polling station in Sitamarhi's Riga as electronic voting machine (EVM) at the booth is not functioning currently. pic.twitter.com/ZaxA1PdK6o
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Rajya Sabha MP Ahmad Ashfaque Karim casts his vote at a polling station in Katihar.
He says, "I appeal to people of the State to exercise their right to vote so that deserving candidates are elected." #BiharElections pic.twitter.com/EuabwDj17A
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People cast their votes in the third phase of #BiharElections; visuals from a polling station in Muzaffarpur.
A voter says, "I want our leader to work for the welfare of the country and society." pic.twitter.com/phBxr0p9PG
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Voting for the third phase of #BiharElections is underway; visuals from polling stations in Darbhanga (pic 1 & 2) and Araria (pic 3 & 4). pic.twitter.com/z0F2ySS6C8
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Bihar: Voters cast votes at polling booth number 195 and 196 in Kishanganj in the third and final phase of #BiharPolls. pic.twitter.com/pjBrsVSOnF
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Bihar: Voting begins for the third and final phase of #Biharpolls; visuals from polling booth no 149 in Saharsa. pic.twitter.com/VQOQ1qlN7g
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